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  2 June 2026
  AFRICA/GHANA - Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi after xenophobic violence: “No to retaliation against South Africans living in other African countries” Accra (Fides News Agency) – “Ghanaians will continue to live in South Africa and South Africans will also continue to live in Ghana. Ghanaians have businesses there and South Africans also have businesses here. Let u ...
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  2 June 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Unions and Catholic organizations call for the protection of workers' rights in the face of the challenges of artificial intelligence Manila (Fides News Agency) - A forum of Philippine organizations, including the Catholic-affiliated “Church People-Workers Solidarity” (CWS) and unions such as Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and the National Federation of L ...
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  1 June 2026
  The Pope to the Pontifical Mission Societies: Let us walk together in an “ongoing missionary conversion” by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The urgency of embracing an ongoing “missionary conversion” was at the heart of the address Pope Leo XIV delivered in English to the participants in th ...
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  1 June 2026
  Cardinal Tagle: Mission is not strategy, it is participation in "God's mission" Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - “Mission is not a strategy or a mere strategic plan, but a true participation in God’s mission.” With these words, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle recalled the profoundly spiritual ...
• 1 June 2026
  AFRICA/CONGO - Resignation and succession of bishop of Nkayi Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Nkayi, Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Daniel Mizonzo. He is succeeded by Bishop Franç ...
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  30 May 2026
  Amidst persecution, a story of grace. Beatification of the martyred priests Bula and Drbola on June 6 by Chiara Dommarco Brno (Fides News Agency) – “Regimes, ideologies, and fears pass away, but truth, love, and fidelity have a strength that survives history itself,” said Father Karel Orlita in an interview wit ...
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  29 May 2026
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Episcopal delegate of the Diocesan Caritas of Tenerife on migration: “We must not become accustomed to suffering” Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Fides News Agency) – The upcoming visit of the Holy Father to the Canary Islands on June 11 and 12 focuses on the migratory reality in the Atlantic, one of the most dangerous and deadly routes i ...
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  28 May 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - No to an American center for the treatment of Ebola cases from other countries Nairobi (Fides News Agency) – The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) opposes a US treatment center for Ebola patients in Kenya. "We urge the Kenya government to take robust measures to avoid cases of Ebola from entering Kenya. ...
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  28 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "May the memory of God's benevolence toward Abraham be a source of inspiration for our coexistence" Abuja (Fides News Agency) – "May God's benevolence toward Abraham inspire our communities to live together in these difficult times,” the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference (CBCN) wrote in a message to the country’s Mu ...
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  28 May 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Documents for the cause of the Cambodian martyrs in the Vatican: "A priceless spiritual heritage for the Church and the world" Rome (Fides News Agency) - "It was with profound joy that we presented Cardinal Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, with the sealed documents signed in a solemn ceremony in Phnom Penh. These docu ...
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  28 May 2026
  Cardinal Tagle: at the PMS Assembly: mission and unity are born from baptism
  Rome (Fides News Agency) - On the occasion of the opening of the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) underway in Rome, on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 27, ...
• 27 May 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Kitui, Kenya Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend John Mbua Mwandi, until now parish priest of Mulutu, as bishop of the diocese of Kitui, Kenya. Msgr. John Mbua Mwandi was born on 24 Septembe ...
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  27 May 2026
  The 2026 General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies begins Rome (Fides News Agency) – “The Pontifical Mission Societies are effectively the “primary means” of awakening missionary responsibility among all the baptized and supporting ecclesial communities in areas where t ...
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  27 May 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Ebola: The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio raises surveillance and emergency preparedness Juba (Fides News Agency) - The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan is under heightened epidemic surveillance following the spread of the Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. “Although no c ...
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  27 May 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - An ethical framework for Artificial Intelligence: the Indian Church welcomes "Magnifica Humanitas" as a guide for the faithful New Delhi (Fides News Agency) - Establishing an ethical framework for artificial intelligence and disarming it, placing it at the service of human dignity, and the protection of the poor and vulnerable: these are some of ...